Horticulture is set for major upscale and expansion in the far north
In a region long touted as a major food bowl, our scientists are working on smart, sustainable options for northern Australia food production
eAgronom offers its farm management software system to local growers
Australia becomes the first market outside Europe to get the eAgronom cloud-based farm management platform for grain growers and agronomists
Consider fertiliser type and placement to prevent toxic burn
New research suggests the salt index measurement of fertiliser toxicity may be misleading and hindering establishment and early crop performance
Call to structure seeding programs to minimise frost risk
Western Australian grain growers in frost-prone areas are advised to structure their seeding programs carefully to help minimise the risk of frost damage to crops in spring
Mungbean moves to a production point royalty system
The Mungbean royalty system is set to change on October 1st to better support continued varietal improvement and more effectively share production risks with growers.
Broadacre farmers reap the benefits of a good season with boosted farm cash incomes
Average broadacre farm cash incomes have risen to $184k pa but a select group of large-scale cropping farms did even better.
On-farm silos and bunkers guide to fumigating unwanted bugs and pests
A leading grain storage specialist is encouraging growers to act now to control storage pests that are highly conducive to an increase in insect populations
Glyphosate resistant capeweed has been detected in WA and it’s a world first
Researchers working with the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) have detected the world’s first population of glyphosate-resistant capeweed The resistant biotype was reported by an agronomist in the Albany WA port zone, who noticed capeweed sprayed with several glyphosate applications was continuing to flourish. AHRI Research Associate Yaseen Kahlil, who is based at The University […]
MagGrow an Irish AgTech company secures first client for its retrofit spray system
As the MagGrow system is being offered internationally the company has secured its first local client, a spray contractor based in South Australia MagGrow has been busy raising an 18 million Euro war-chest to commercialise and expand a system that fits onto any spray boom that the company says will reduce waste and save money […]
LEMKEN Rubin 10 compact disc harrow is a worthy successor
LEMKEN compact disc harrows have stood for outstanding mixing efficiency at high forward speeds since 2001 and now with the launch of the Rubin 10 is able to deliver a wide range of improvements